As you start taking on more demanding construction projects, general contractors will carry out the majority of your work.

I recommend you hire handymen who carry their own insurance.  

I'd be carrying a mortgage payment of about $800/mo (which I could afford if I happened to not have any tenants at a given time.Any thoughts or directions that you all could point me in to make sure I'm up to speed on what questions I should be asking during the showing and what kind of costs I might be looking to incur that I should be watching out for.Thanks BP members!

I have 18 properties here and several owner carry opportunities...

We expect to carry it for 8 months and are targeting an annual ROI of 12% because [reasons].

For conventional financing on a multi-family, banks for the most part require 25% down.Maybe you can get less if you have a good working relationship with a local bank or credit union (portfolio lending) but if you're looking to get conventional money through a bank using Freddie Mac or Sallie May guidelines, it's 25%.SFR's are still at 20%, though.Really the only other way to do a "low money down" purchase would be to find a duplex where the owner is willing to carry the note.

Make sure you get your concealed carry license.......

See if the owner will carry the difference for 12 months while you get your new job under your belt and you can refinance the seller carry and pay them the balance then.  

Example offer contract from one of my mentorsPurchase Price: $2,000,000Terms: $200,000 cash down Seller to carry a 1st via an All Inclusive Trust Deed on mirror terms with a principal balance of approximately $1,000,000 at 4% annual interest rateSeller to carry a 2nd for balance of approximately $800,000 with an annualized interest rate of 4%, 10 year term, fully amortized, due in full on December 31, 2030Seller to be named on property insurance policy to protect seller's investment

However if I bring back up to market conditions I would net about 30k but would have to invest an additional $6k to not including carrying cost.